ostrich

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Recent Examples of ostrich Some of the popular products are ostrich liver bites and ostrich trachea tubes from a farm in South Carolina. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025 Gown with slices of sheer green beaded fabric and green satin, with green ostrich-fur accents, matching gloves, a very long train, and a face-covering headpiece. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025 Ignore it, and the ground shifts beneath ostrich-minded leaders. Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 This compendium showed not only running domestic animals (dogs and cats, cows and pigs) but also a bison, a deer, an elephant, and a tiger, as well as a running ostrich and a flying parrot. IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019 See All Example Sentences for ostrich
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostrich
Noun
  • While passing near a grassland in the park, rangers noticed a herd of antelope with one white individual.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • About 1,746 people died, along with thousands of cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, dogs, and untold birds, antelope, and other wildlife.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Martha says, waving a smoking censer back and forth over the golden flowers that snake from the garden gate into the parlor of her childhood home.
    Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Take shelter or run in a snake but do not forget other threats.
    Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The new species moves the evolutionary clock on dyrosaurids back a few million years earlier than previously believed, an essential stepping stone in understanding crocodile evolution, Saber told McClatchy News in an email.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Go as Robert Irwin and bring a crocodile as an accessory.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • During a pretty boring game that ended in a 105-95 Knicks win, Eagle and his analyst, Stan Van Gundy, made some chicken salad.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Adding parsnips and turnips to the recipe gives the dish a subtle earthy flavor that perfectly complements the savory chicken.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For accessories, Stewart often turns to solitaire diamond earrings and simple rings, with her top jewelry brands including Van Cleef & Arpels’ pendants and Cartier, with the Tank watch in metal bracelet and alligator straps, as a staple piece.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Rivian owners can also choose from unique ambient music tracks like snake and alligator noises to fill the cabin.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Taylor Swift gave her stamp of approval to an ultra-trendy footwear aesthetic, snakeskin, when out and about with her friend Gigi Hadid in New York City on Monday.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Bruce wore a snakeskin jacket in the play.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • About six minutes later, Dawson Knox caught a 30-yarder in the second quarter to set up the first of Allen’s two TD sneaks.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Obasi, whose film Mami Wata was Nigeria’s 2024 Oscar entry, will give a sneak peak of his new film La Pyramide, which is one of eight Works in Progress titles and was at the project market last year while still in development.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • They’re made with premium goatskin leather, GORE-TEX waterproofing, and cozy PrimaLoft® Gold insulation, and have a comfortable, moisture-wicking liner made from Calamai wool.
    Will Porter, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025
  • These goatskin leather gloves are a match for heavy-duty garden work.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Ostrich.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostrich. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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